The benefits of writing with children for emergent literacy developmentĬhildren’s experiences with writing and creating texts is an important avenue for self-expression in early childhood. For example: visual, auditory, tactile, verbal, and written. Writing with children provides opportunities to engage children in meaning making using multiple modes of communication. We also explore how elements of print, text, and written language features can be introduced during engaging emergent writing experiences. Thus, “writing” refers to all forms of visual and written communication, rather than just conventional writing which tends to emerge towards the commencement of formal schooling. It is important to emphasise that writing with children involves primarily the facilitation of their written expression through the developmental progression from mark marking, scribbling, and drawing (see Mackenzie, 2011, 2014). Links to learning foci and teaching practices:.Embedding specific learning foci in writing experiences. Facilitating multimodal written expression.The benefits of writing with children for emergent literacy development.Photo: University of Melbourne Early Learning Centre. Explore how educators can create authentic, and engaging writing experiences with children, while embedding important learning foci for development of emergent literacy.
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